Comments on: A Few Products I Like

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:30:54 +0000

I don’t know. I’m not that excited about things that taste sweet any more. Most diabetic treats are so loaded up with artificial sweetener they taste bad. I’d be happy with something that simply had half the sweetener, no matter the source. Frankly, I’d rather have carrot sticks and celery with a little ranch dressing dip. I don’t miss cookies and donuts at all. And most packaged “treats” have never struck me as nearly as good as what I make at home.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:02:50 +0000

My son used to love the Hershey’s Smartzone bars. Low glycemic, tasty, 20 something carbs…
Was having a hard time finding them recently so I emailed Hershey’s. They aren’t making them anymore

By: Florian

Florian — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:22:43 +0000

My favorite diabetes friendly cereal bar is the Special K Bar.
They have 90 calories and 16 to 18 gm of Carbs depending on the flavor.
Florian (Type 1, dx 1967)

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:08:27 +0000

Clif nectar bars are also great. They have all natural ingredients, which do not include any form of straight sugar. (They are sweetened using dates.) For the dark chocolate & walnut bar (my fave), the ingredients are (copied from the website): Organic Dates, Organic Walnuts, Organic Unsweetened Chocolate, Organic Cocoa, Organic Vanilla. They have only 160 calories, including 6 g fat, 27 g carbs (6 g fiber), and 3 g protein. The chocolate/walnut bars are almost always sold out it seems, or close to it. I buy them at Whole Foods, Trader Joes, or Sports Basement (an indispensible Bay Area sporting goods/fitness store).

By: David Watson

David Watson — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:16:12 +0000

Lara Bars are the best. Yummie and I’ve yet to find anything that gives me the nearly constant wave of energy on my bicycle. Great blog, by the way. Keep up the good work.